Step 1: Contextual Framework Pass (Facts)

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Facts:
Engineer A is a professional engineer with expertise in mechanical engineering who also serves as a forensic engineering expert.
Engineer A, who chairs a boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society, has been requested by Attorney X, a defense attorney, to conduct an investigation and potentially serve as an expert witness on behalf of a boiler manufacturer in connection with a personal injury case involving a pressure vessel explosion.
Engineer A learns that the forensic engineering expert for the plaintiff, Engineer B, is a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee that Engineer A chairs.